"Some of the developers we spoke to indicated to us that the console will have 50 per cent more processing power compared to the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360," said analyst Arvind Bhatia. "This is yet to be confirmed by Nintendo."

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Just wait and see, the thoughts, murmurs and rumour of developers don't seem to show anything near conclusive evidence, before we have even seen anything up and running.

I would be surprised if the Wii U isn't at least as "powerful" as the 360 / PS3. Being as good as their successors is the real question, but I think Nintendo has learnt that being the best graphically doesn't always net them best success (insert N64 and GameCube here).

I thought this might happen. I don't know why but I just couldn't imagine Nintendo having a console with graphics better than the PS3 or 360. I'm sure their characters are breathing a sigh of relief though - Mario would look haggard as **** considering how old he is now. The Wii's smoother, less detailed graphics are keeping him fresh!

We have rumours and comments from developers saying that the console will be anything from "not as powerful" to 5/6 times as powerful. I gave up keeping apprised of WiiU rumours some time last year because there was so much conflicting information from the outset.

Also "powerful graphics"? lol. Unless this person's first language is not English.